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Brief Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Principles of American Government and Politics
• Chapter 2: The Founding and the Constitution: Creating a Nation
• Chapter 3: Federalism: Two Governments in the Same Area
• Chapter 4: Civil Liberties: Necessary for Democracy to Exist
• Chapter 5: Civil Rights: Necessary for Equal Treatment
• Chapter 6: Public Opinion: Even the Busiest American Has One
• Chapter 7: Citizen Participation and Voting: America Checks the Fluids
• Chapter 8: Political Parties: Making Politics Cost Effective
• Chapter 9: Interest Groups: Effective Participation with an Upper-Class Bias
• Chapter 10: Media: Biased or a Business?
• Chapter 11: The U.S. Congress: We Love Our Representative, but Not the Institution
• Chapter 12: The President: Hoping for a Hero
• Chapter 13: Bureaucracy: Who Is Really Doing the Work?
• Chapter 14: The Federal Courts: Unelected but Powerful
• Chapter 15: Domestic Policy: Taking Care of Things at Home
• Chapter 16: Foreign Policy: Engaging in the Global Community
• Appendix A: The Constitution of the United States
• Appendix B: Federalist Paper #10

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